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State of Grace (1990)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 8/15

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8/15: Oh, boy...how about the shootout at the end of State of Grace?

I haven't seen an ending that's so ridiculous in a long time. What a superman Terry Noonan is. I watched the film with a friend of mine and told him to expect Sean Penn to break down and cry. Yup, my prediction came true with twenty minutes left.

Speaking of time, whoever thought it was a good idea to let State of Grace run for 134 minutes should be fired on the spot. That's too long; it's been mostly about dumbfucks chain-smoking and drinking heaps of beer. I mean, can we cut to the chase and get on with the plot, however worn out it is?

As bad as Sean Penn is, Gary Oldman manages to top him in the worst actor category. He must have watched Mean Streets one too many times, mimicking Johnny's classic fuckup behavior. What's Ed Harris doing in this? He can do better. Robin Wright is useless and adds nothing but more time to the running length. Why not her character move to another state to get away from this wannabe gangster stuff?

All in all, State of Grace should be re-titled as State of Ennui.